bmi

[curlyfilm]

i know i'm fat, i'm 19 stone, and 5"8" but i'm very stocky, i can lift 30 stone and am very solid, no wobbly bits as such, i watch what i eat and i cycle over 20 miles a day and swim for half hour 3 time a week, i don't feel unfit, i never get colds or flu and only took time of work because of broken foot for the first time in 20 years. i enjoy walking at weekends , me doctor says i should weigh 10 1/2 stone so i am morbidly obese, because he measures by height alone, so how much should i weigh, i never weighed that even when i used too jog 10 miles a day, (ten years ago mind you) i think i put on weight when i startred cycling more
so how should i measure my bmi

[bird_81]

Try this,

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/adult_BMI/ english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.htm

[maggie01]

Your BMI is 64 and should be between 20-25. This is going by your height and weight. Hope this helps.

[maggie01]

Sorry your BMI is 41. I read that you weigh 30stone, not that you can lift 30 stones. LOL.

[curlyfilm]

yes i'm fat, by height alone, but these facts do not take into account muscle, i don't believe that i'm carring 8 and 1/2 stone of fat

[sophie_1003]

as tonyted says, BMI is nonsense, it has virtually been dismissed by doctors as it doesnt differentiate between muscle and fat, sounds to me like ur healthy but see a different doctor if ur really worried!

[Catso]

BMI is a load of b*ll*x! It's far to simplistic to be of any real value.

I remember reading that, for some reason, the BMI thresholds were reviewed in the US, and at a stroke several million Americans were 'overweight' rather than 'normal'. Which just shows how daft it is - one day you're healthy, the next you're not.

Don't worry about it. You sound very healthy to me - I'm envious!

BTW, I believe Brad Pitt is overweight by BMI standards, and George Cluney obese. And as tonyted says hundreds of top sportsmen are obese & worse.

[thingummyjig]

i agree with everybody who says that bmi is o load of sh&te; so if it's a general opinion why o why do insurance companies use it as a way of setting a premium. I too know I'm overweight, but I'm pretty sure im more healthy than most of my under weight friends who are not penalised by their insurance companies. Its a fact that sufferers of eating disorders can end up with more permanent health problems than somebody who's a couple of stone overweight!
another thing: when insurers ask health questions, they dont take into account all the facts; eg pregnancy.
AND another rant! because i have to visit my doctor every six months for a contraception check up (otherwise they wont prescribe it!); weigh in, blood pressure check, they have a record of my weight. if it wasnt for this silly rule i could have lied to my insurance company and said i weigh 9 stone!
then again i could always lose weight but i like food too much!